Port Royal Speedway is a half mile dirt racetrack in Port Royal, Juniata County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was opened on September 10, 1938. Like all of the tracks in the United States, it closed during the World War II years (1941–1945) and re-opened in 1946. Port Royal Speedway hosts a weekly schedule of local Sprint Car, Late Model, and Pro-Stock dirt track racing. Several national touring series organizations visit the track during the racing season, including the World of Outlaws Late Model Series and the All Star Circuit of Champions. Port Royal Speedway is the host of the Juniata County Fair.
Port Royal Sprint Car Track Champions:
| Year | Car # | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 51 | Eddie McCardle |
| 1951 | 51 | Eddie McCardle |
| 1952 | 4 | Dick “Pete” Swarmer |
| 1953 | 74 | Carl Vogt |
| 1954 | 9 | Eddie McCardle |
| 1955 | 50 | Dick “Pete” Swarmer |
| 1956 | 11 | Hal Hoose |
| 1957 | 6 | Dick “Pete” Swarmer |
| 1958 | 3 | Al Chamberlain |
| 1959 | 6 | Dick “Toby” Tobias |
| 1960 | 6 | Dick “Toby” Tobias |
| 1961 | 15 | Frankie Thompson |
| 1962 | 15 | Frankie Thompson |
| 1963 | 15 | Frankie Thompson |
| 1964 | 39 | Johnny Dubendorf |
| 1965 | 80 | Bob Foor |
| 1966 | 1 | Dick “Pete” Swarmer |
| 1967 | 6 | Mitch Smith |
| 1968 | 7 | Leroy Felty |
| 1969 | 66 | Johnny Grum |
| 1970 | 711 | Elmer Ruby |
| 1971 | 711 | Elmer Ruby |
| 1972 | 880 | Larry “Smokey” Snellbaker |
| 1973 | 880 | Larry “Smokey” Snellbaker |
| 1974 | 5 | Larry “Smokey” Snellbaker |
| 1975 | 66 | Johnny Grum |
| 1976 | 1 | Lynn Paxton |
| 1977 | 77 | Mitch Smith |
| 1978 | 33 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1979 | 33 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1980 | 33 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1981 | 29 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1982 | 5W | Randy Wolfe |
| 1983 | 77A | Lynn Paxton |
| 1984 | 77 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1985 | 77 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1986 | 880 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1987 | 461 | Paul Lotier |
| 1988 | 880 | Keith Kauffman |
| 1989 | 17 | Dave Kelly |
| 1990 | 461 | Joey Allen |
| 1991 | 55 | Mike Wagner |
| 1992 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 1993 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 1994 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 1995 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 1996 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 1997 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 1998 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 1999 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 2000 | 88H | Lance Dewease |
| 2001 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 2002 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 2003 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 2004 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 2005 | 1 | Mark Smith |
| 2006 | 11 | Mike Erdley |
| 2007 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 2008 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 2009 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 2010 | 7 | Chad Layton |
| 2011 | 55 | Mike Wagner |
Tuscarora 50 Winners
| Date | Car # | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/1968 | 5 | Mitch Smith |
| 9/27/1969 | 5 | Mitch Smith |
| 9/11/1970 | 5 | Mitch Smith |
| 9/11/1971 | 77 | Smokey Snellbaker |
| 9/8/1972 | 1 | Lynn Paxton |
| 9/7/1973 | 29 | Kenny Weld |
| 9/7/1974 | 1 | Lynn Paxton |
| 9/20/1975 | 19 | Steve Smith |
| 9/10/1976 | 44 | Jim Nace |
| 9/17/1977 | 1 | Gary Howsare |
| 9/8/1978 | 33 | Keith Kauffman |
| 9/7/1979 | 56 | Smokey Snellbaker |
| 9/5/1980 | 1 | Lynn Paxton |
| 9/11/1981 | 29 | George Ferguson Jr. |
| 9/9/1982 | 1A | Bobby Allen |
| 9/9/1983 | 40 | Dave Blaney |
| 9/7/1984 | 29 | Doug Wolfgang |
| 9/6/1985 | 29 | Doug Wolfgang |
| 9/5/1986 | 29 | Doug Wolfgang |
| 9/25/1987 | 29 | Doug Wolfgang |
| 9/9/1988 | 19 | Stevie Smith |
| 9/8/1989 | 1A | Bobby Allen |
| 9/7/1990 | 11 | Todd Shaffer |
| 9/6/1991 | 11 | Todd Shaffer |
| 9/11/1992 | 3K | Len Krautheim III. |
| 9/10/1993 | 69K | Don Kreitz Jr. |
| 9/9/1994 | 461 | Lance Dewease |
| 9/8/1995 | 88 | Todd Shaffer |
| 9/20/1996 | 77 | Fred Rahmer |
| 9/5/1997 | 77 | Fred Rahmer |
| 9/12/1998 | 12 | Greg Hodnett |
| 9/11/1999 | 69K | Don Kreitz Jr. |
| 9/9/2000 | 77 | Fred Rahmer |
| 9/8/2001 | 88H | Lance Dewease |
| 9/7/2002 | 77 | Lance Dewease |
| 9/6/2003 | 7 | Keith Kauffman |
| 9/11/2004 | 12 | Greg Hodnett |
| 9/10/2005 | 88H | Fred Rahmer |
| 9/9/2006 | 25 | Lance Dewease |
| 9/8/2007 | 30 | Doug Esh |
| 9/7/2008 | 11 | Mike Erdley |
| 9/12/2009 | 22 | Greg Hodnett |
| 9/11/2010 | 21 | Brian Montieth |
| 9/10/2011 | 1 | Stevie Smith |
Famous quotes containing the words port, royal and/or speedway:
“When we think back to our forefathers, with their sedentary lives of forest-chopping, railroad-building, fortune-founding, their fox-hunting and Indian taming, their prancing about in the mazurka and the polka, with their coattails flying and their bustles bouncing, to say nothing of their all-day sessions with the port and straight bourbon,... we must realize that we are a nation, not of neurasthenics, but of sissies and slow-motion sports.”
—Robert Benchley (1889–1945)
“What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 11:7-9.
Jesus speaking about John the Baptist.
“The improved American highway system ... isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway ... he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped for food or gas, he was served no local fare or local fuel, but had one of Howard Johnson’s nationally branded ice cream flavors, and so many gallons of Exxon. This vast ocean of superhighways was nearly as free of culture as the sea traversed by the Mayflower Pilgrims.”
—Daniel J. Boorstin (b. 1914)